In Kali in Bengali Lives, Suchitra Samanta examines personal narratives of Kali devotion in Bangladesh. These personal experiences, including miraculous encounters, reflect on broader understandings of divine power and transformations of the self.
In Kali in Bengali Lives, Suchitra Samanta examines personal narratives of Kali devotion in Bangladesh. These personal experiences, including miraculous encounters, reflect on broader understandings of divine power and transformations of the self.
Suchitra Samanta is associate professor, collegiate faculty at Virginia Tech.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I: Framing Religious Experience in Theory and Indigenous Belief Chapter 1: Interpreting Kali: A History and Western Perspectives Chapter 2: Indigenous Epistemology: Relevatory Knowledge as Valid Chapter 3: On Narrative: Autobiographical Recollection, Interpreting the Miraculous Experience Part II: Narratives of Experience Chapter 4: The Guru as Conduit for Kali/Sakti, Disciples' Experiences Chapter 5: Alokebabu, Kali's Devotee: A Guru as His Disciples See Him Chapter 6: Bani's Many Gurus: Her Spiritual Journey to "Receiving" Kali Chapter 7: Devotional Practices and Experiences Chapter 8: Sacrificial Offerings to Kali, Experiences of Well-Being and Calamity Conclusion
Part I: Framing Religious Experience in Theory and Indigenous Belief Chapter 1: Interpreting Kali: A History and Western Perspectives Chapter 2: Indigenous Epistemology: Relevatory Knowledge as Valid Chapter 3: On Narrative: Autobiographical Recollection, Interpreting the Miraculous Experience Part II: Narratives of Experience Chapter 4: The Guru as Conduit for Kali/Sakti, Disciples' Experiences Chapter 5: Alokebabu, Kali's Devotee: A Guru as His Disciples See Him Chapter 6: Bani's Many Gurus: Her Spiritual Journey to "Receiving" Kali Chapter 7: Devotional Practices and Experiences Chapter 8: Sacrificial Offerings to Kali, Experiences of Well-Being and Calamity Conclusion
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